#9 – Full Day: Taste of the Tropics – Tantalizing flavors and intriguing culture of historic Redland and Homestead

Start your day with a Cuban coffee at a fresh pastry at a hidden gem Cuban bakery.
Get ready to be intrigued! Go on a narrated tour of the Coral Castle, one of the most fascinating places in Florida. It's a complete mystery, like Stonehenge!
Become immersed in the beauty of an incredible orchid farm.
Taste various tropical fruits and embark on a one-hour narrated tour of the incredible, Fruit & Spice Park. This park is the "only tropical botanical garden of its kind in the continental United States." It is host to "over 500 varieties of fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs, and nuts."
For lunch, enjoy some of the best food this region has to offer.
Indulge in a wine flight of wonderful tropical wine varieties at the beautiful Schnebly's winery.
Embark on a VIP behind the scenes tour at South Tip Farm Stand, a hemp producer.
Wrap up the wonderful day at Robert is Here, an iconic farm stand, which features every conceivable fruit and vegetable produced in the area, along with famous fruit smoothies and tropical milkshakes.
Explore the interesting culture and history of the region through the intriguing narration provided by your knowledgeable and friendly guide.

SHARED TOURS:

Miami:

We can pick you up right at your hotel virtually anywhere on Miami Beach, including South Beach.
We can also pick up right at your hotel in Sunny Isles, Bal Harbour, Surfside, and practically any other Miami-Dade County beach neighborhood.
We can pick you up virtually anywhere in downtown Miami, including Brickell, and almost all hotels near the south corridor of the Miami Airport.
There are some other possible areas we can also pick you up from in Miami-Dade County - please ask us for details.
For shared tours, we unfortunately cannot pick up in Coral Gables or Coconut Grove. However, we can provide you with either a convenient nearby meet-up location (to Uber to) or with the meet-up location for the start the tour.

Hollywood and Ft. Lauderdale:
We can pick up right at your hotel virtually anywhere in east Hollywood or Hollywood Beach. We can pick up in Fort Lauderdale Beach (south of the Sunrise Blvd.). We can also pick you up in some other downtown areas of Fort Lauderdale and areas just east or south of Fort Lauderdale Airport. Please ask for more details.

Transfers and Logistics:
We can take your luggage and store it safely with us for the day. Switching locations or hotels? No problem. You can use this tour to include that transportation you'll need at no extra cost. For example, you can go from your hotel on Hollywood Beach to a Miami hotel or the airport in Miami.

Cruise Ports:
We cannot pick up at your cruise ship for this tour as a shared tour. However, we can pick you up in either PortMiami or Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) for a private tour. Please ask us for more details!

Airports:
Miami Airport or Fort Lauderdale Airport: We can drop you off there for your evening flight. This is only possible, though, if you have an 7:45 p.m. or later flight from Miami Airport, or a 8:30 p.m. or later flight from Fort Lauderdale Airport. We want to make sure we get you there 2 hours before your flight. Why not get a great tour and transportation all in one!?

Meet-Up Location:

The typical meet-up time is 8:30 to 8:40 a.m.
At the Walmart - 13600 SW 288th St. Homestead, FL. 33033

Advantages for meeting at the start of the tour:

Get the Meet-Up Discount: $30 per car or vehicle.
Convenience: At the end of the tour, you won't have to wait for other drop-offs. You can head straight back or in any direction you are going and get there sooner.
Many people do this tour as a transition: It's in a great location for either continuing down to the Florida Keys or for after visiting the Keys, on the way back up to Miami, Ft. Lauderdale. The location is right near a Turnpike exit when going to or coming from the Keys.

Meet-Up Directions and Information:

The Walmart is right off of Ronald Reagan Florida Turnpike Exit 5 - West, at 288th St. / Biscayne Dr.

How to get the meet-up discount?
You can get the meet-up discount by simply letting us know that you will be meeting us (in your reservation you make online through our site) or by giving us a call. If we take your reservation over the phone, we will put it in manually right away. If you book through our site, we will refund you for it ($30) on your credit card or in cash on the day of the tour. The meet-up discount is ONLY available for direct bookings, and not through third-party vendors or other partners.

INCLUDED: WE PROVIDE

All entry and activity fees
All tours and tastings, including the wine tasting
Cuban coffee and pastry
Lunch
Water, sparkling water, and other beverages, on-hand through out
Snacks
Sunscreen for guest use
Luggage or bag storage
Informative and friendly guide
Transportation to and from hotels, airports, and cruise ports (some restrictions apply). Click the tab for "Transportation and Logistics" for more details.
Eco Water bottle as a souvenir
Tropical smoothie or tropical milkshake for guests under 21 years of age

NOT INCLUDED:

Gratuities: Tipping your guides is customary.
Tropical smoothies and milkshakes at the iconic farm stand for guests who participate in the wine tasting.

13 years of age is the minimum age to participate in this tour. Please be advised, though, that anyone 13 to 20 years of age cannot participate in the wine tasting. The legal drinking age in the State of Florida is 21. Instead, we do provide a tropical smoothie or tropical milkshake for these teenage guests; or for any guests who don't want to participate in the wine tasting. And while there is no tasting, using, or consuming at South Tip, this individual tour will include a behind the scenes, growers' tour of a hemp farm. Parents should use discretion in terms of deciding whether or not their child should participate in this component of the day.